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Rajarshis (Sanskrit). The King-Rishis or King-Adepts, one of the three classes of Rishis in India; the same as the King-Hierophants of ancient Egypt.

 
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One of the greatest sages of the Puranic times. Garga was the son of Rishi Bharadwaj and Susheela.He was better known as Garga Muni.He named Krishna as "Krishna" after receiving the name by meditation. In more recent times, a person by that name is known to be a doctor in Calcutta, India who also studies the science of consciousness. Category: Puranas Other related archivesCalcutta, India, Krishna, Muni, Puranas, Puranic, Rishi, consciousness, meditatio

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The Vedas are the eternal truths revealed by God to the great ancient Rishis of India. The word Rishi means a seer from dris, to see. He is the Mantra-Drashta, a seer of Mantra or thought. The thought was not his own. The Rishis saw the truths or heard them. Therefore, the Vedas are what are heard (Sruti). The Rishi did not write. He did not create it out of his mind. He was the seer of thought which existed already. He was only the spiritual discoverer of the thought. He is not the inventor of the Veda.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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The movie starts off with a top cryptologist Rishi (Arvind Swamy) marrying a village girl, Roja (Madhoo) in Southern Tamil Nadu. In the meantime Rishi is assigned a posting at an army communications center in Kashmir. During his tenure, Rishi is captured by terrorists who want the release of their terrorist leader from prison. The movie is set against the backdrop of the longstanding struggle between India and Pakista ...

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Bhargavas (Sanskrit). An ancient race in India; from the name of Bhrigu, the Rishi.

 
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Rajarshi rajarsi (Sanskrit) [from rajan king + rishi sage]
 
Kingly or royal sages; kings and princes who follow the path of illumination and initiation, corresponding to the king-hierophants of ancient Egypt. There were three classes of rishis in India: the rajarshis, the devarshis, and brahmarshis.

 
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Raksha Bandhan
RAKSHA BANDHAN is called Avani Avittam in South India. This falls on the full moon day of the month of Sravan (August-September). It is an important Hindu festival. Hindus wear a new holy thread and offer libations of water to the ancient Rishis on this day.
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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Hinduism is not a religion of mere theories. It is eminently practical. In no religion you will find such a variety of practical Yoga practised and such sublime unique philosophy expounded. That is the reason why India is the only glorious land of sages, Rishis, Yogins and saints.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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India is the sacred land which has given birth to countless sages, Rishis, Yogins, saints and prophets. India is the land that has produced many Acharyas or spiritual preceptors like Sri Sankara and Sri Ramanuja; many saints like Kabir, Ramdas, Tukaram and Gauranga Mahaprabhu; many Yogins like Jnana Dev, Dattatreya and Sadasiva Brahman; and many prophets like Buddha and Nanak. Buddha is our flesh and blood.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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The first king to conquer all of the world was Bharata, son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. All of this world, Vishwa, is named Bharatavarsha, or The Land of Bharata, or The Cherished Land. King Bharata's conquests are described to have stretched over all of modern India, and Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, as well as the ancient Gandhara region of Afghanistan. No account has be ...

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A Maharshi (from Sanskrit maha great + rishi) is a Rishi who has mastered many arts and is just before the stage of becoming a Brahmarshi. The term is technically a title, not a name, yet it is often used in that context. "Maharshi" may refer to any number of individuals who have had the title affixed to their name, such as Shri Ramana Maharshi, an Advaita Vedanta sage of South India, or Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who brought Transcendental Meditation to the western world. Other r

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Orai is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India. The district headquarters for Jalaun District are housed in Orai. The city lies midway between the cities of Kanpur and Jhansi on National Highway 25. Orai - History. The city of Orai was named after the sage Rishi Uddhalak and was earlier known as Uddhalak Nagari. ... Including:

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